Ariana Grande is still in shock over the Manchester Arena bombing that killed 22 people who came to attend her concert. But she is now geared up for her Manchester benefit concert, and she has reached out to her fellow musicians for help as well.
According to a HollywoodLife source, Grande has approached Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea and Chris Brown among others.
"She's reached out to a slew of celebs to come and perform with her, including Jennifer Hudson, Iggy Azalea, Nicky Minaj, Selena Gomez, and Chris Brown, who performs will come down to scheduling though, as it's really short notice," the insider revealed. "Ariana really wanted Miley [Cyrus] to join her, but she can't as she's on tour."
Reportedly, Grande is now working on her tribute speech through which she hopes to take a stand against terrorism.
Shortly after Monday's bombing, quite a number of people blamed Grande for the attack, with noted author and journalist James Harkin writing that Grande's revealing outfits could be a contributing factor. "Why would anyone target a concert by the American singer Ariana Grande?" he questioned in an article for The Daily Mail. "The grim answer may lie in the fact that with her revealing stage outfits, her stockings, pink bunny ears and unabashed sexual confidence, 23-year-old Miss Grande is a symbol of everything Islamists hate."
Grande flew back home shortly after the attack, and on Tuesday afternoon she was spotted in her hometown of Boca Raton, Florida, being greeted by her boyfriend Mac Miller. "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words," Grande tweeted after the bombing.
